Re: [PATCH RFC] tools/nolibc: Add gitignore to avoid git complaints about sysroot

From: Willy Tarreau
Date: Mon Jan 23 2023 - 22:12:06 EST


On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 08:17:01AM +0700, Ammar Faizi wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 05:12:57PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 08:06:00AM +0700, Ammar Faizi wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 04:47:07PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > > > Testing of nolibc can produce a tools/include/nolibc/sysroot file, which
> > > > is not known to git. Because it is automatically generated, there is no
> > > > reason for it to be known to git. Therefore, add a .gitignore to remove
> > > > it from git's field of view.
> > >
> > > Yeah, I hit the same "git status" complaint and have a pending patch
> > > for that too:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/ammarfaizi2/linux-block/commit/89bfe86a03c173863de12.patch
> > >
> > > ^ I'll drop this one.
> >
> > Actually, why don't we take yours? Either way, I have to change something
> > per your feedback below.
> >
> > No hurry, send it along when you normally would have.
>
> OK, I'll keep it then. Will send it together with my other patches later :-)

Sorry, I didn't notice it previously. Ack from me for either of your
patches of course. Ammar, please note that Paul's subject is a bit more
descriptive, so please consider updating when you resend.

Thanks!
Willy